Bolognese Sauce Recipe
Our family-favorite homemade Bolognese Sauce is filled with rich, savory ground beef and juicy crushed tomatoes. Serve it over pappardelle pasta or Homemade Pasta for the ultimate Italian comfort food! For the full batch of sauce, you will need 1 1/2 to 2 lbs of pasta. Bolognese Sauce keeps well in

Ingredients
8 servings
Instructions
- Sauté - In a 6-quart Dutch oven or pot over medium heat, add oil and butter. Add onion and stir until it is softened and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add celery and carrots and stir until golden, another 5 minutes. Add garlic and stir for another 30 seconds.
- Add ground beef, 1/2 tsp fine sea salt, and 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper. Cook the beef, breaking it up with a spatula until it’s browned and begins releasing fat and juices, about 5 minutes.
- Add white wine, turn up the heat, and continue stirring until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
- Form the sauce - Add crushed tomatoes, 1 1/2 cups hot water, tomato paste, and parsley, and stir to combine. Stir in the milk.
- Cook - Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to the lowest simmer, partially cover, and continue cooking for at least 1 1/2 hours or preferably 2 hours or until the meat is very tender, stirring occasionally. Add more hot water, 1/2 cup at a time, only as needed to keep the sauce from sticking to the bottom of the pot. When the meat is tender and you’ve reached the consistency of sloppy joes, add more salt to taste and serve.
Nutrition per serving
Protein13g
Carbs14g
Fat19g
287kcal
13gProtein
14gCarbs
19gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$1275.00
$1275.00
Per Serving
$159.00/serving
$159.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$2550.00 vs buying!
~$2550.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (88% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| extra virgin olive oil | 2 tbsp | $69.00 |
| unsalted butter | 2 tbsp | $33.00 |
| chopped onion | 0.5 cups | $25.00 |
| celery stalk | 1 | $51.00 |
| carrot | 1 medium | $37.00 |
| arlic cloves | 3 g | $4.00 |
| ground beef | 1 lb | $198.00 |
| fine sea salt | 0.5 tsp | $1.00 |
| freshly ground black pepper | 0.25 tsp | $6.00 |
| dry white wine | 1 cup | $47.00 |
| canned crushed tomatoes | 28 oz | $631.00 |
| hot water | 0.5 cups | - |
| double-concentrated tomato paste | 2 tbsp | $7.00 |
| parsley | 0.25 cup | $153.00 |
| whole milk | 0.5 cup | $13.00 |
| pappardelle | - | - |
| Parmesan cheese | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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